A 24 year old arrested for smuggling emigrants

The police operation coded “Road Guard 73” is finalized by the structures of DVP Gjirokastër and DVKM Gjirokastër. A 24-year-old man was arrested in the act of transporting, against payment, 13 immigrants from third countries who had illegally entered Albania and intended to cross to EU countries. A Pakistani citizen who helped immigrants, against payment, […]

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Timeline: Albania’s High-Level Corruption Cases Raise Political Temperature

The controversy over Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku has put the spotlight on prosecution efforts to target high-level corruption – but she is only the latest senior politician to face charges. Original post Here

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Monday Briefing from the Balkans: March 23, 2026

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Original post Here

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Albania Opposition Protest Turns Violent

Democratic Party leader and former President Sali Berisha injured during clashes. Tirana Times, March 22, 2026 — Albania’s latest national opposition protest in Tirana, which ended in violent clashes between protesters and police, exposed not only rising anger against Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government but also a broader crisis of …